New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-11
10 OPEN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
nHANoEs MADE DURING The SUMNER.

OnAN0Co UAD6 SCssA@s0 ~~~-
srw BUILDINGS READY TO Blk USED AND 10000
NEW PUPILS EXPECTED.
The public scnools of the city Will reopen tomorro"
Altar the summer vacation and after undergoing
moro thorough repair redtting and cleaning than has
aver been given to them during single season. Inc
Ds.srtment of School Buildings, OF which Super1n-
tspdeut Debevoise has charge, 10 ono which has no
summer vacation. The work OF Mr.. Debevolse ana
bis aasisvsnt engineers begins on tho buildings the
,.ss week in June, the day after they have Teen
closed for the summer; but for several weeks pre-
yious to that the busy sketohing out
the plan tor rspars Last year the attendance IN tne
schools was more than $4,000 pupils from ages
ranging from seven years TO seventeen, ano iuiy
$1,000 Of these were boys.
The wear and tear Ut such an army on the pest
buildings during year can be understood by oil VINO
know the amount OF destruction vi which the aVerss
small boy is capable Most OF the New-fork sonooi'
have been stronx KY and substantially built out "a"1
Of them have had no thorough renovation ior . s
years. Neatly 1000 pupils we're grsdua,e' 'o~ :.
higher classes OF the grammar schools I'D june, anu
IL estimated on the basis OF former years oy ouPe
tendent Jaspe, that fully 5000 pupils ",i' iea'o 'e
schools by removals from the city OF 70 oes'n WV
40 that at least 900 vacant places Will % open 10
new punils this month, not including the Increased
.ccomm odat,ons provided by Superintendent Depe-
voi.e through changes and new buildings Tnis IN
creas,d accommodation will give room Tor apous
@ 600 new pupils and the total school accommonauon
IN 90 600 new pupils are expected to be enrolled
II the increase Of new pupils not more than looOo
over las. wear 1t is believed that they can be amply
provided tor. ro
rhe repairs on the school buildings call for 100
special contracts tor 100 schools in the 81 build
,ne.. representing nearly 800 different departments.
OF the amount expended $85, 900 has been given to
cleaning and improving the heating and sanitary
arrange nents give light aud air to the build
ings; 500 900 has been expended on furniture ana
contingent fund oil $l5.0O0 has been expended ~
the ward trustees in small repairs. Altogether
forcs of nearly 5000 men has been employed In
different capacities pushing forward the WORK during
the hot weather SO that ali will be ready this week.
At the College OF the City OF New-York an extra
story has been placed on the laboratory, and many
interior altcrato.t have been made wmch viii eos'
in the aggregate about $4,000. The Normal Col
lepe has also been entirely r.ftted and repaired The
retaining wall around tie college which has tor years
been in bad condition ana an eyesore 10 Comins'
sioner Wood, has at last peen taken dow anu 70
built The coping OF be wall bas been lowered IN re-
building and the lawns have been graded and sioped
TO the sidewalk. giving them tar moro ATTRACTIVE
appearance THAI they had before. The main entrance
OF the col eye has also been reset md remodeed,
and msnt sdewal laid In Sixty eighth and sixty
ninth sts in place OF the rough nagstones before IN
use. ] he total cot OF these changes amounteo "
The new scnool buildings which have been in prog
ress daring the summer, aud witch will re open ior
pupils this tall are three. All OF them were began
las, fall and Mr.. nebeyo,se has accomplished wnat
never has been done before in the city IL completing
these buildings within wear OF the time iroI wncn
tine ground was broken. Grammar School No. =, In
nenryst the new building tor the Oldest school site
In New-York. will be opened this wees. rbe nrst
building Tor this scnool Was built in 1911, aud ao-
commodated City puoI IL was the second public
school established IN the city, The cite has been re-
built and enlarged three times IN seventy nve
wears ana his new structure will have room TOT
1900 scholars, 400 more than the building which
IL replaced The new Kiugst. building which 10
now finished will be known az Grammar school NO.
s. the number OF the old building in raud-st which
has been sold. The grammar department wii DC
entirely tor BOYS. ind the school will afford an III
creased caracitv Of tally l,OO0 pupils The work
1t not begun Until October 20 last year me
new building ut Fitteth-st aud Nuth-ave. will not
be finished to be USED before December as the con-
tracts on 1t delayed until slring 1t Will seat
1900 pupils and will be quickly hlled by ne in-
creasing population OF the vicinity. An addition
has been quilt to Grammar School No. 10, at one
hundred nd-twrntieth ST. and Pieasant-ave, which
will make it the arsos sob .o In the city with scat,
ing ,pacty tor nearly 5000 children in the several
departments The main building itself 10 new,
having nniy been opened two years ago and the ad-
dition nearly doubles the original accommodation.
An add ton OF a threestOry building has been mace
TO the school ia Sheria-s No. "a, giving room for
AGO more pupils. The Board OF Education this month
will al.o app owe contracts Tor an addition TO the
3rovA-st. school, No. 3, in the Ninth Ward.
numb + OF building sites have been secured and
plans have been prepared for three new buildings
which are to DO begun this fall q, soon az the Board
of Educ tion has approved the contracts Que OF
these will be at One bundred-and tourth-st and
Tcnthave., building that will scat IL y another
in hist near Wiilisave.,
Lexington .av-.. for 1000 pupils. and one at Rivng
ton ami Lewis s.s.. female grammar school. tor
1900 PM ills. These will be ready in September of
next year, aod others not yet determ ned on in the
uptown districts will probably be finished and
op.ned a month or two later. 1t is estimated That
fully 10000 children canuet obtain admission to the
within a year two to be able tn provide tor all
chill lren OF the city in the public schools.